Financial aid to go for treatment for alcoholism

auds3215

I am currently attending AA meetings but I really need to go to treatment in-house for 28 days to get a good shot at becoming sober and staying on the correct path and to get the tools needed.

The problem I have is how do I pay my rent if I’m out of work for a month?

I know I can get a grant to fund the treatment but how about my rent?

Any advice or if anyone has been where I am now, I would very much appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks!

Could you take sick leave?.. your job have a duty of care to a point I think..I got sick pay while I was there anyway, but I might just have been lucky..

The meetings can work anyway.. best of luck with it.. once you make the decision you'll get there eventually..

corklily05

Hi OP,

Go to your GP and get a sick note. Work can't touch you with a doctor's cert. Best of luck

Dial Hard

corklily05 wrote: »

Hi OP,

Go to your GP and get a sick note. Work can't touch you with a doctor's cert. Best of luck

First of all, that's not actually true. Secondly, even if they have no issue with him being signed off for a month, it's eff all use to him if they don't do sick pay.

OP, can you save like the clappers for a month or two to cover it?

auds3215

Dial Hard wrote: »

First of all, that's not actually true. Secondly, even if they have no issue with him being signed off for a month, it's eff all use to him if they don't do sick pay.

OP, can you save like the clappers for a month or two to cover it?

Thanks for the responses. I can get signed off no problem but I would only be eligible to the state sick pay which as you know is disgraceful. So between paying for food, fuel bills etc when I come out of care would be a real struggle until I get paid again the month after I get released would be a nightmare.

I’m currently not drinking and going to meetings but it’s just a struggle and I want to get better. But I guess, I’ll stick to A.A. until I find a way

Thanks again very much appreciated!!

pinkyeye

No harm in trying your local Vincent De Paul?

antix80

auds3215 wrote: »

The problem I have is how do I pay my rent if I’m out of work for a month?

You'll need to save like crazy. When you're off work you should get some sick pay, and you may save on expenses like travelling to work, lunches, etc.
May be possible to sublet your apartment or rent out a room for a while.

Also don't assume you need to check yourself in somewhere for a month. A few counselling sessions a week, time off work, your AA meeting, and medication (as prescribed by gp) may all help.

Princess Calla

There's a full ask me anything thread running about alcohol rehab. It's a very honest account of her journey. You may find some answers there or be able to ask more.

Best of luck with your treatment.

LolaJJ

Hey OP

I was in a residential treatement facilty for an eating disorder some years back.

It's a different addiction, but still and addiction

The one thing I would say is to make sure getting in there is your number one priority. Please don't find excuses to prevent you getting the help you are currently open to (sorry, not trying to sound preachy)

Find out what the terms of your contract are with sick-leave.

Also, depending on your employer and your relationship, would they be likely to support your recovery, as in, maintain your salary for the duration of your treatment? You might be surprised at how helpful people can be once they are aware of what is going on.

My treatment was covered by my health insurance. I did not receive sick pay in my job, I worked for a small company at the time who just couldn't afford to pay me my full salary but I hadn't taken any of my holidays as it was early in the year so they paid me those instead which made up some of the stint and was more money than I would have gotten from social.

So, I explained the situation to my landlord who allowed me to break my lease and returned my deposit. When I got out, I moved home to my parents, which was a good place for me to be during that period of my recovery.

Whatever you do, make this happen. xx

johnnyskeleton

Lots of good advice already but again would you have any difficulty telling your landlord? Doesnt have to be specific about why youre going in just that youre sick and will be out of work for a month. He/she may be sympathetic and give you a break or allow you to pay back the months rent over a longer period. Maybe float the idea of airbnbing or subletting for a month if thats possible.

Also maybe speak to the department of social welfare. They might approve you for a supplementary allowance.

Credit union loans might also be an option, and while I appreciate you probably dont want to get into debt over it, maybe put a positive spin on it - with all the money youll save in your future non drinking life youll pay back the loan and have more spare money to treat yourself.

Bobtheman

I presume you don't have health insurance? A lot of them provide it. For the rehab bit

gwalk

corklily05 wrote: »

Hi OP,

Go to your GP and get a sick note. Work can't touch you with a doctor's cert. Best of luck

What silly silly advice

Graces7

auds3215 wrote: »

Thanks for the responses. I can get signed off no problem but I would only be eligible to the state sick pay which as you know is disgraceful. So between paying for food, fuel bills etc when I come out of care would be a real struggle until I get paid again the month after I get released would be a nightmare.

I’m currently not drinking and going to meetings but it’s just a struggle and I want to get better. But I guess, I’ll stick to A.A. until I find a way

Thanks again very much appreciated!!

Many folk live on sickness benefit

pinkyeye

Graces7 wrote: »

Many folk live on sickness benefit

Not when they don't have HAP Grace.

Not very helpful advice.

joeguevara

Graces7 wrote: »

Many folk live on sickness benefit

I think the issue is that the OP rent may be more than sick pay.

While a lot of people do survive on sick pay it is li
Kely that they receive other benefits such as rent allowance or medical card that the OP may not be entitled to especially for a short period. Hope that makes sense.

MilitaryRoad

auds3215 wrote: »

I am currently attending AA meetings but I really need to go to treatment in-house for 28 days to get a good shot at becoming sober and staying on the correct path and to get the tools needed.

The problem I have is how do I pay my rent if I’m out of work for a month?

I know I can get a grant to fund the treatment but how about my rent?

Any advice or if anyone has been where I am now, I would very much appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks!

I know I'm a little bit off topic in the sense that I'm not offering you advice on your query but just wanted to say fair play to you for having the guts to try a residential type solution to get on top of your problem with alcohol. I'm posting as someone who has a close relation with a completely out of control alcohol problem and the chaos that it is causing is beyond description. It takes a lot of humility and self respect to go into a residential treatment facility and most people battling an alcohol addiction refuse point blank to ever consider it.

Mr. Incognito

The Rutland do a three day outpatient clinic.